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The significance of looking back: fertility before the "fertility decline"
Die Bedeutung des Blicks zurück in die Geschichte: Fertilität vor dem "Geburtenrückgang"
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Abstract In this paper, I argue that living with no or few children and low fertility was widespread in pre-industrial societies. After a critical discussion of demographic transition theory and the concept of 'natural fertility', I investigate fertility in early modern Europe. In doing so, I follow the sugg... mehr
In this paper, I argue that living with no or few children and low fertility was widespread in pre-industrial societies. After a critical discussion of demographic transition theory and the concept of 'natural fertility', I investigate fertility in early modern Europe. In doing so, I follow the suggestion of 'cultural demography' and combine quantitative and qualitative research. I show a great extent and many variations of deliberate birth control before the 'fertility decline' took place. This finding should help to see the actual level of fertility as less exceptional and dramatic than it is often claimed. Adapted from the source document.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Fruchtbarkeit; 20. Jahrhundert; Geburtenentwicklung; Kinderzahl; Familienplanung; Zeitgeschichte; Europa; Japan; demographische Faktoren; Bevölkerungsentwicklung; Paradigmenwechsel; kulturelle Faktoren; vorindustrielle Gesellschaft; Industriegesellschaft; Mythos; Reproduktion; Kontrolle; historische Entwicklung; Ostasien; Asien
Klassifikation
Sozialgeschichte, historische Sozialforschung
Bevölkerung
Methode
empirisch; empirisch-qualitativ; empirisch-quantitativ; historisch; Theorieanwendung
Freie Schlagwörter
fertility decline; birth control; Demographic Transition Theory
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2011
Seitenangabe
S. 11-34
Zeitschriftentitel
Historical Social Research, 36 (2011) 2
Heftthema
Fertilität in der Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts: Trends, Theorien, Politik, Diskurse / Fertility in the history of the 20th century: trends, theories, policies, discourses
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.36.2011.2.11-34
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)